The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-08-25
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! agent THAT COWARD"
in an ! Was Brave to Suffer, to Dare
ID one and TO DO.
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T. They IN the river line of Missouri, in 1861,
and Id two families, small farmers, and
md n without paterhm heads or guides.
little ngal Moore, with his aged mother,
moret usituted the one. Allan Dean, with
ind bat Aer and sister, held the other, and
dgtboring homestead. - - 'A V :
e Beth young men were not yet in their
sority when the stirring events of
Assur sssion facked The Union. They had
Pht. Fsa close friends since boyhood, and
Velopn 4 the surrounding country well knew
dep lit Dugal and pretty Jennie Dean,
u nnd liens young sister, were and had
never zen devoted lovers since they were old
the g uash TO know the meaning Of such
Pr. W m; likewise that the two farms were.
poo, N k united, as well as the lovers, so
an e11 bon as things became more settled"
cla'las But things" became more and more
Nca settled, and when the clash of war
that ..st,.,,r ,.rsod oil ~ wolfe th.t
Pae Ase bite was a fixed and inevitable fact,
. G the trouble of the expectant pair
u c's mE, to them, far darker than the
gros buds thatlowered over our land. For
anu aga had the fixedness of his own
as. pnioBs, and from the first he had
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nesa nion, while Allen. hot-headed, as
cOa Rpngly espoused the cause of the
Is su1 outh.
hu ul1 When biecall of the drums reused
"tn M ben TO arms, Allen was among the
plen9 ntto enlist under the Confederate
sunni IS Everybody expected that Dugal
er' q oud be equally prompt to fight for the
ana an and Stripes. But Dugal made no
Iali' p He had carefully weighed his
ug to his country and to the old
III uss other who had long overtaxed her
tocK rngth to support him in his helpless
e o. s if hesleft her she must starve; and
q al the entreates, demands and
q 1nls meats OF those whose principles he
giss qp0rted' his answer was simply:
~ ~, ! can not leave my mother"
. the shammy cali, they called him, and
quah1' nny other hard names. = *.s...
can g They promised to see that his mother
yes e sald want for nothing, but he, having
oeen long, clear head of his Scotch
" q 'ssstfy, could easily see what such
suiss' omses were worth, when all about
grow " were poor as himself and when the
~ = ,asie country was quickly becoming
u'nl's Stipulated OF every available man, on
2 sne v sue or the other. So he stuck to
vi 0'' iesolutlon. and in little time was
Tow. aay the only able-bodied young man
s.ns. @ / 'a's seetpa, sltsItAI1 =
and all secuted him and avoided him.
hi = WIN hnger and tongue pointed him
= ssistsIhst Coward. z 49, -
,.a .s, Awas hard on young fellow of
'iIs sat5aWhe had before, been so popular
ass ass ), =. nose feats of strength and agility
saS a.S s are thereso highly estimated, and
- {, 1" haa been respected SO greatly for
80 s. sa'asn sensesthat his elders often
- ssn' and were guided by his advice.
saa' worse than all, Jennie Dean cast
= "A hae t. = she could, and probably would
= ~ - Is ! aded with him politically, but to
sas - NE lover in whom she had SO
~, sasa called .'that coward" was far
much for girl of that section to
afel@ hen her head higher
s .ss, -sa hlm than all others.
,;p Ouga stood this even without romon-
Aee, id'ongh no one ever knew how
,ar ,ne IRON entered the soul. He
AVA ilke slave. and better, with
uouIi s x4piQs and hands he. was always
alwsf l. Na the many poor women who
h ~ H. ss0oo g - badly in need of help, and
s IA even those who received his
|;ne tsa sa's said he was only trying to curry
frS es. !ss this, with scornful con-
"a h.ta- rs VI Union parties who visited this
and + A..s Aa saved him from violence and
orcl ~ ssshsosSs esAsSsns4s
= ne latter part of 1862 Jessie Dean
in 4 krssusea one night by a few clods
q. 81 nsg mn against the little window Of the
al ia i U which she slept. Fearlessly
|ept i seped out, quickly she darted to
sur u a = @ taepoar hanse, Jnoas poorer
secu Mn sIl and opening it admitted a
penes aaee = ,sfsing, ragged soldier, who,
cent as,.. = aaa reached shelter, needed the
s riS ase ef her arms to guide him in.
"a ~ IA s Alen-detailed for scout, be
eu pursued by Union cavalry.